Falconio: Bradley Murdoch found guilty of murder today.
Discussion
Falconio was the Backpacker that went missing in Barrow Creek, NT, Australia after Bradley Murdoch pulled their van over, murdered him and abducted his girlfriend who later escaped.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/452447
I was living in Australia shortly after this and for a very long time the Australian press have been accussing Falconios own girlfriend of murdering him.
I wonder if they will now apologise to her.
(I also wonder that if she had been Australian they wouldn't have accused her).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/452447
I was living in Australia shortly after this and for a very long time the Australian press have been accussing Falconios own girlfriend of murdering him.
I wonder if they will now apologise to her.
(I also wonder that if she had been Australian they wouldn't have accused her).
I, too, have been following this case as an ex-Australia-dwelling-Brit. Of course its been all over our news as Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees is really rather winsome.
I am glad there is some closure for her and Falconio's family - it must have been an utterly terrifying experience.
I am glad there is some closure for her and Falconio's family - it must have been an utterly terrifying experience.
On a slightly off note,
I always found Her attitude ever so slightly suprising,
both her apparent lack of emotion,
when other people in similar TV situations, are visibly upset, she appeared before the press,
wearing a top emblazoned with 'cheeky monkey'.
That along with her 'exclusive' Bashir program with its Diana overtones,
I always found Her attitude ever so slightly suprising,
both her apparent lack of emotion,
when other people in similar TV situations, are visibly upset, she appeared before the press,
wearing a top emblazoned with 'cheeky monkey'.
That along with her 'exclusive' Bashir program with its Diana overtones,
Not many news stories, concerning death stick in my mind, in fact society generally throws
that many of them at you, that they often go over my head,
but I must say, that the apparently random nature,
the fact that more than victim/murderer were presentat the time,
and that 3rd person miraculously hid in apparently no cover for,
(Five hours was it)
when the murderer apparently had a dog with him, which failed to find her.
The Aborigine trackers, who failed to find any trace of murder scene, where she alone claimed it to be.
that many of them at you, that they often go over my head,
but I must say, that the apparently random nature,
the fact that more than victim/murderer were presentat the time,
and that 3rd person miraculously hid in apparently no cover for,
(Five hours was it)
when the murderer apparently had a dog with him, which failed to find her.
The Aborigine trackers, who failed to find any trace of murder scene, where she alone claimed it to be.
rich 36 said:
Not many news stories, concerning death stick in my mind, in fact society generally throws
that many of them at you, that they often go over my head,
but I must say, that the apparently random nature,
the fact that more than victim/murderer were presentat the time,
and that 3rd person miraculously hid in apparently no cover for,
(Five hours was it)
when the murderer apparently had a dog with him, which failed to find her.
The Aborigine trackers, who failed to find any trace of murder scene, where she alone claimed it to be.
Didn't DNA evidence put him at the crime scene - the van?
rich 36 said:
On a slightly off note,
I always found Her attitude ever so slightly suprising,
both her apparent lack of emotion,
when other people in similar TV situations, are visibly upset, she appeared before the press,
wearing a top emblazoned with 'cheeky monkey'.
That along with her 'exclusive' Bashir program with its Diana overtones,
I think thats what put many people off her and made them think she was guilty. Probably just classic english reserve, whats her face who got caught smuggling drugs into bali is everyones favourite because she cries all the time, and is really upset, even though she is probably guilty as sin.
whats her face who got caught smuggling drugs into bali is everyones favourite because she cries all the time, and is really upset, even though she is probably guilty as sin
Just that, unless i'm missing something,
when someones convicted, and on their way to Bangkok's hilton, it nearly always a public display of remorse,
calls to foriegn ofice to arrange clemency,
when its a loved ones death, the surviving members, are nearly all tears, and urgent pleas for help.
JL however seemed content to;
gaze iddly at ceiling while a copper spoke for her,
flank her travels to court with half the police force (why)
subsequently, take a job in a bookshop, in Aus'
anybody else would return to their own family home to lick their wounds in private.
Just that, unless i'm missing something,
when someones convicted, and on their way to Bangkok's hilton, it nearly always a public display of remorse,
calls to foriegn ofice to arrange clemency,
when its a loved ones death, the surviving members, are nearly all tears, and urgent pleas for help.
JL however seemed content to;
gaze iddly at ceiling while a copper spoke for her,
flank her travels to court with half the police force (why)
subsequently, take a job in a bookshop, in Aus'
anybody else would return to their own family home to lick their wounds in private.
I have to say that something doesn't sit right with this one.
AFAIK, They have never found his body, never found the scene, and she claims he was shot in the head so there would have been blood on the ground. He couldn't find her while she was hiding, and the only thing in his vehicle was a fibre or a hair or something, yet no blood, which you would expect if he had disposed of the body elsewhere which has never been found. Also, I seem to remember it coming out that she had an affair with an Oz bloke, and if you've been through all that, why stay?
AFAIK, They have never found his body, never found the scene, and she claims he was shot in the head so there would have been blood on the ground. He couldn't find her while she was hiding, and the only thing in his vehicle was a fibre or a hair or something, yet no blood, which you would expect if he had disposed of the body elsewhere which has never been found. Also, I seem to remember it coming out that she had an affair with an Oz bloke, and if you've been through all that, why stay?
rich 36 said:
On a slightly off note,
I always found Her attitude ever so slightly suprising,
both her apparent lack of emotion,
when other people in similar TV situations, are visibly upset, she appeared before the press,
wearing a top emblazoned with 'cheeky monkey'.
That along with her 'exclusive' Bashir program with its Diana overtones,
yeah, but how many times have you seen a relative/girlfriend/spouse sobbing at a press conference, only to be arrested a few days later as a prime suspect!
Can't put my finger on it,
Its a whole series of little episodes from day one;
Let alone the often hinted at, other man in her life
£50,000 for the Bashir, circus where she claimed to
'Raise the profile'
odd choice of words, for a victim of crime, more another nobody, thrust into the limelight
Its a whole series of little episodes from day one;
Let alone the often hinted at, other man in her life
£50,000 for the Bashir, circus where she claimed to
'Raise the profile'
odd choice of words, for a victim of crime, more another nobody, thrust into the limelight
There is a strangeness about her.
I dont know enough about the whole incident to be sure that shes got any other involvement in it, but there is deffoo something not right about how she conducts herself.
The one part that made me quite suspicious was when she demonstrated her escape technique in court, ie, hands ziptied at the wrists behind her.
Apparently she swung her arms underneath with ease.
Now, scuse me, but if you realise that youll be asked in court to demo this, then id reckon she had been practising beforehand. And if she hadnt been practising then i reckon itd have been a heck of a lot more difficult to do so given the amount of time thats passed since the incident.
Iffy, very iffy.
I dont know enough about the whole incident to be sure that shes got any other involvement in it, but there is deffoo something not right about how she conducts herself.
The one part that made me quite suspicious was when she demonstrated her escape technique in court, ie, hands ziptied at the wrists behind her.
Apparently she swung her arms underneath with ease.
Now, scuse me, but if you realise that youll be asked in court to demo this, then id reckon she had been practising beforehand. And if she hadnt been practising then i reckon itd have been a heck of a lot more difficult to do so given the amount of time thats passed since the incident.
Iffy, very iffy.
During her trial,
she was chapperoned by a female officer,
who reported any number of e-mails being deleted from current account,
under the guise of JL's account becoming to full!
The name Steph' was mentioned (Male), and IIRC another man as well,
not in itself exactly heinous these days,
but definitely in the
'not-right' scaleometer given the quite recent events in her life.
definitely a bunny-boiler that one
she was chapperoned by a female officer,
who reported any number of e-mails being deleted from current account,
under the guise of JL's account becoming to full!
The name Steph' was mentioned (Male), and IIRC another man as well,
not in itself exactly heinous these days,
but definitely in the
'not-right' scaleometer given the quite recent events in her life.
definitely a bunny-boiler that one
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